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Software DeveloperExtend Health

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Description

Extend Health, Inc. is a business segment of Towers Watson & Co. and operates the largest private Medicare exchange in the country. Founded in 2004, the Extend Health Medicare Exchange and the company?s licensed and certified benefit advisors have helped hundreds of thousands of Medicare-eligible retirees and their dependents identify and evaluate private Medicare plans that best meet their needs and budgets based on their individual medical and pharmaceutical needs. Extend Health has also helped Fortune 500 companies, unions, and municipalities realize significant savings for healthcare coverage for Medicare-eligible retirees when compared to employer group plans.

As a C# .NET Software Engineer, this person will work on projects to enhance and improve our platform. Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to) design and development of web projects and desktop applications, unit testing, code reviews, resolving defects encountered during the QA cycle, supporting the production environment, and assisting other developers in a team environment.

Job Responsibilities:

? Develop new as well as enhance and improve existing software written in C#, ASP.NET MVC Framework and possibly Silverlight
? Primarily Web Development - work daily with: HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, CSS, Web security
? Design and present projects to improve current process and overall platform
? Code and test projects
? Attend meetings and training as required
? Function as a Technical Lead as required
? Work with product management for the successful completion of projects
? Follow established department procedures, policies, and processes
? Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

? 3 years of software development
? 2 years of ASP.NET and C#
? 2 years developing with Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL
? HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax
? Excellent problem solving abilities
? Organize and prioritize individual workload in order to meet required deadlines
? Communicate effectively with team members, team leads, and on occasion with clients
? Work as a member of a team, accept ownership of work and actively contribute to team discussions
? Excellent decision-making skills
? Working knowledge of object oriented software design
? Working knowledge of unit testing

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
? Physical demands: While performing duties of the job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger,
handle or feel objects, controls, keyboards; work on desktop or laptop computers; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk
and hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 15 lbs.
? Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception,
and the ability adjust focus.
? Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to low.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. In accordance with applicable law, the Company prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic, veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.